How to Make Gelatin Solution (3 Steps)

Knowing how to make a gelatin solution before you hit the middle of a complicated recipe can mean the difference between success and time-consuming aggravation. This is definitely not a technique one wishes to learn while eggs are beating and whipped cream waits!
Whether you are making salmon mousse, tomato aspic or chocolate Bavarian, the techniques of softening and dissolving gelatin are the same. Follow the steps below to add this basic cooking skill to your repertoire.

Things You'll Need

  • Unflavored gelatin (powdered or sheet) Measuring cup Cold tap water Boiling water Bowl Spoon

Making and Using a Gelatin Solution

  1. Check your recipe to determine how your gelatin solution will be used. To soften and dissolve one packet or sheet of unflavored gelatin requires 1 1/4 cups of water. Read your recipe to be certain that the cup of water is allowed in addition to other liquid ingredients. Aspic for glazing cold fish might require substituting boiling fish broth for the plain water. If you add both water and broth, you'll have a lake for your fish, not a glaze!

  2. Soften your gelatin first. This means putting it into 1/4 cup of cold water to sit for about 15 minutes. This loosens up the protein molecules in the gelatin so that they will dissolve. Softened gelatin looks cloudy and goopy---that's just right.

  3. Dissolve the gelatin by adding 1 cup of boiling water, or the liquid specified by your recipe, to the softened gelatin in a bowl. Stir thoroughly for at least one full minute. If your liquid is clear, it will still look clear. If it's cloudy, the full minute of stirring ensures the gelatin is dissolved. Go ahead with the rest of your recipe.

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